linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 6/6] exec: Rename group_exit_task group_exec

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:56:23 -0500
From:   ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@...mail.de>
Subject: [PATCH v2 6/6] exec: Rename group_exit_task group_exec_task and correct the Documentation


Rename group_exit_task to group_exec_task to make it clear this
field is only used during exec.

Update the comments for the fields group_exec_task and notify_count as
they are only used by exec.  Notifications to the execing task aka
group_exec_task happen at 0 and -1.

Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 fs/exec.c                    |  8 ++++----
 include/linux/sched/signal.h | 11 ++++-------
 kernel/exit.c                |  4 ++--
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 9c4c1ab8f715..c594af64acd2 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	}
 
 	sig->flags |= SIGNAL_GROUP_DETHREAD;
-	sig->group_exit_task = tsk;
+	sig->group_exec_task = tsk;
 	sig->notify_count = zap_other_threads(tsk);
 	if (!thread_group_leader(tsk))
 		sig->notify_count--;
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 			spin_lock(lock);
 			/*
 			 * Do this under tasklist_lock to ensure that
-			 * exit_notify() can't miss ->group_exit_task
+			 * exit_notify() can't miss ->group_exec_task
 			 */
 			sig->notify_count = -1;
 			if (likely(leader->exit_state))
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(lock);
 	sig->flags &= ~SIGNAL_GROUP_DETHREAD;
-	sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
+	sig->group_exec_task = NULL;
 	sig->notify_count = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(lock);
 
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ static int de_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	read_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	spin_lock(lock);
 	sig->flags &= ~SIGNAL_GROUP_DETHREAD;
-	sig->group_exit_task = NULL;
+	sig->group_exec_task = NULL;
 	sig->notify_count = 0;
 	spin_unlock(lock);
 	read_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/signal.h b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
index 43822e2b63e6..ad6b209b1363 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/signal.h
@@ -98,13 +98,10 @@ struct signal_struct {
 
 	/* thread group exit support */
 	int			group_exit_code;
-	/* overloaded:
-	 * - notify group_exit_task when ->count is equal to notify_count
-	 * - everyone except group_exit_task is stopped during signal delivery
-	 *   of fatal signals, group_exit_task processes the signal.
-	 */
+
+	/* exec support, notify group_exec_task when notify_count is 0 or -1 */
 	int			notify_count;
-	struct task_struct	*group_exit_task;
+	struct task_struct	*group_exec_task;
 
 	/* thread group stop support, overloads group_exit_code too */
 	int			group_stop_count;
@@ -265,7 +262,7 @@ static inline void signal_set_stop_flags(struct signal_struct *sig,
 	sig->flags = (sig->flags & ~SIGNAL_STOP_MASK) | flags;
 }
 
-/* If true, all threads except ->group_exit_task have pending SIGKILL */
+/* If true, all threads except ->group_exec_task have pending SIGKILL */
 static inline int signal_group_exit(const struct signal_struct *sig)
 {
 	return	(sig->flags & (SIGNAL_GROUP_EXIT |
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 727150f28103..4206d33b4904 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		 * then notify it:
 		 */
 		if (sig->notify_count > 0 && !--sig->notify_count)
-			wake_up_process(sig->group_exit_task);
+			wake_up_process(sig->group_exec_task);
 
 		if (tsk == sig->curr_target)
 			sig->curr_target = next_thread(tsk);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static void exit_notify(struct task_struct *tsk, int group_dead)
 
 	/* mt-exec, de_thread() is waiting for group leader */
 	if (unlikely(tsk->signal->notify_count < 0))
-		wake_up_process(tsk->signal->group_exit_task);
+		wake_up_process(tsk->signal->group_exec_task);
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &dead, ptrace_entry) {
-- 
2.20.1